单词 | energized |
释义 | energizedadj. 1. That has been roused or inspired to action; (also) that has been given the capacity to operate or proceed. Now rare except as in sense 3. ΚΠ 1827 Vermont Watchman 17 July Our country, the beneficent gift of this [i.e. Christopher Columbus's] energized spirit. 1885 E. Lynn Linton Autobiogr. Christopher Kirkland II. ii. 54 A huge cosmic joke and energized satire. 1992 G. B. Kelly tr. K. Rahner in Theologian Graced Search for Meaning 54 The divinely energized unfolding of historical reality. 2. Filled with vigour, dynamism, or enthusiasm; invigorated, vitalized; stimulated. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > filled with vigour invigorated1646 viripotent1646 energized1848 pepped-up1916 dynamized1920 crunk1995 1848 Liverpool Mercury 19 Sept. 598/5 Those persons who possess highly-energized constitutions resist its [sc. cholera's] influence altogether. 1857 Methodist Q. Rev. Apr. 222 The energized, enthusiastic aspirant for college honors and future distinction. 1906 R. Charlton Mave ii. 21 He felt energised in every fibre, and laughed joyously at the scamper and frolic of the mad riot. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Sept. 990/2 His supple and energized prose, his sense of pace and drama, are his own and remind us that he is a creative artist. 2005 Allergy Apr. 59/1 Blood glucose levels rise and fall slowly, making you feel..more energised. 2015 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 July 12 Growing pains are an inevitable consequence of an energised economy. 3. Of a device, machine, etc.: that has been supplied with the energy required for operation, esp. in the form of electricity; powered up; activated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] sensiblea1393 eloquent1393 rhetoricc1450 mightya1500 pithy1529 grave1541 pithful1548 weighty1560 sappy1563 emphatical1567 fasta1568 thwacking1567 forceful1571 enforceable1589 energetical1596 eloquious1599 sinewy1600 emphatic1602 sinewed1604 strong1604 tonitruous1606 nervose1645 nervous1663 energetic1674 energic1683 strong1685 cogent1718 lapidary1724 forcible1726 authoritative1749 terse1777 telling1819 vigorous1821 sturdy1822 tonitruant1861 meaty1874 vertebrate1882 energized1887 jawy1898 heavy1970 1887 U.S. Patent 355,895 4/1 In a valve actuating and controlling mechanism, a single intermittently-energized electro-magnet, a battery, a thermostat, and independent electrical connections. 1907 H. C. Bennett Electro-therapeutic Guide (ed. 8) 156 The technique of X-radiography is to bring an energized vacuum tube, and object to be radiographed, and a sensitive photographic plate in line. 1958 Times 26 July 4/7 When the fence was energized it was highly dangerous. 1984 North Western Reporter 2nd ser. 340 151/1 The claimant sought benefits, arguing that the decedent was electrocuted when he used a screwdriver to remove a plug from an energized drill. 2006 R. J. Shimonski et al. Network Cabling Illuminated xiii. 352 A wire finder is a device that is used to trace energized circuits. 4. Physics. Of a body or system: that has had its energy increased; (in later use of a particle) that has had energy imparted to it; that has been caused to move into a higher energy state. ΚΠ 1896 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 141 455 An energised body receives its energy by pressure, and has ability to produce pressure on another body. 1932 U.S. Patent 1,886,897 3/1 Upon the door being released, the energized spring will act to move the arm in a manner to close the door. 1985 G. T. Absten & S. N. Joffe Lasers in Med. i. 4 Each photon stimulating another energized electron to produce a further photon. 2016 J. Swanson Explore Forces & Motion! iv. 57 The Northern Lights in the Alaskan sky are caused when energized particles zoom in from the sun and interact with the earth's magnetic field. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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